you are connected to an accesspoint with an ssid (networkname) is Westbrook1338. Your Broadcom-adapter is working!

If you don't have a connection to the internet, you should check your DNS settings, please post the output of

Code:

cat /etc/resolv.conf

you should execute (as root)

Code:

dhcpcd wlan0

in order to require a ip-configuration via DHCP.

Markus

asgere01

09-27-2012 07:11 AM

wireless connection failure

I did believe the wireless to be working, but how does Linux know to use it instead of the NIC? I think that is the issue, but:
linux-2gif:~ # dhcpcd wlan0
err, wlan0: timed out
warn, wlan0: using IPV4LL address 169.254.152.135
linux-2gif:~ # dhcpcd wlan0
err, wlan0: dhcpcd already running on pid 17889 (/var/run/dhcpcd-wlan0.pid)
linux-2gif:~ #
The second time I used the command, I connected the ethernet cable. Thanks for your help here, I have another laptop to do as well. I do know how to get my IP address if I need to, in fact I have it saved. Steve

markush

09-27-2012 07:27 AM

Hi,

you should at first (before executing dhcpcd) use iwconfig and check if the laptop is really connected to the accesspoint. When the second error (dhcpcd already running) occurs, you may use "killall dhcpcd" as root in order to kill this process.

Linux does not automatically select one of the adapters (eth0 or wlan0). I think if you're using Suse, there should be a configuration in YAST where you can tell it to use wlan0 instead of eth0. You should read the documentation for your distribution.

On the commandline you can simply execute "ifconfig eth0 down" as root (or with sudo) in order to kill eth0.

Markus

asgere01

09-27-2012 06:29 PM

no wireless

After your killall, and my attempts to create a dhcp connection, I no longer have access to the router (and what is the "access point")? If anyone out there has been following this thread, this appears to be a Suse 12.1 issue, anyone who can look at these past listings of configurations and, at a glance, determine a YAST configuration that will resolve it would be so helpful, the GUI is thorough but I need to know what I am doing and I do not. Thanks for helping Markus, there is more to this than it seems easy to resolve. Steve

markush

09-28-2012 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asgere01
(Post 4791097)

... (and what is the "access point")...?

The accesspoint is the basis of your wireless network, in a homenetwork probably your router. You may check the output of iwlist (as you posted above) in order to check this.

Quote:

...If anyone out there has been following this thread, this appears to be a Suse 12.1 issue, anyone who can look at these past listings of configurations and, at a glance, determine a YAST configuration that will resolve it would be so helpful, the GUI is thorough but I need to know what I am doing and I do not. Thanks for helping Markus, there is more to this than it seems easy to resolve. Steve